Machine for separating and drying warps after being dyed



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MACHINE FOR SEPARATING AND DRYING WARPS AFTER BEING DYED.

No. 348,130. Patented Aug 24, 1886.

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MAGHINE FOR SEPARATING AND DRYING WARPS AFTER BEING DYED.

No. 348,130. Patented Aug. 24, 1886.

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WILLIAM KERR, or SAOOARAPPA, MAINE.

MACHINE FOR SEPARATING AND DRYING WARPS AFTER BEING DYED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,130, dated August24, 1886.

Application filed April 16, 1886. Serial No. 199,117. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM KERR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saccarappa, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forSeparating and Drying NarpsAfter Being Dyed; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

The object of my invention is to combine in a single process theseparating and drying of dyed warps. l accomplish this object by leadingthe warp from the box or cart in which it is deposited after the dyeingprocess over a reel, through a comb or separating-pins, over rollers,which regulate its speed and tension, and through a hot-air chamberprovided with a series of rollers which carry the warp back and forth insaid chamber until it is thoroughly dry, and, finally, depositing thewarp, separated into its original sections, in the box or cart providedfor that purpose.

1n the process of dyeing both time and money are saved by putting two ormore sections of warp together-say sections of four hundred threadseach, and eight thousand yards long.

By means of my improved separator and drier the warp, after being dyed,is separated into its original sections and dried without injury to thecolor or fiber.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevatiomin perspective,showing parts broken away and in section, of the separating mechanismand the hot-air chamber, and the means employed for drying the warp anddepositing it in the receiving-box. Fig. 2 represents a pl an view ofthe separator and drying-chamber.

Like letters and figures indicate like parts.

6 is the box or cart containing the wet warp.

4 is the warp, and 3 the reel over which it is led on its way to thecomb or separator. This reel is journaled in pendent supports 9, and ispreferably made so as to present a triangular shape in cross-section,the acute angles of the reel assisting in lifting the warp from the boxas it passes forward to the separator.

K is the driving-shaft, which imparts motorpower to the mechanism. Itactuates the reel through driver 2, belt 0, and pulley 7.

A is the oombbar or separator, having pins 8, between which the dyedwarp is separated into its original sections. This bar is supported onstandards 10.

B and B are drawing-rollers, so geared as to have opposite movements forimparting a uniform speed and tension to the warp. These rollers areactuated by the main shaft through driver 2, belts 0 c", and pulleys 1112. They arejournaled in pendent supports 13, or may be supported in anyapproved manner.

His the drying-chamber, provided with supply-pipe L, through which hotair is admitted into the chamber, and escape-pipe M, through which it isdischarged. The top of this chamber has a transverse slot or opening ateach end, the warp passing downward through one into the chamber andupward and out through the other.

I represents a series of transverse rollers,

preferably showing in cross-section a triangular shape. These rollersare journaled in suitable supports on each side of the chamber, and mayconsist of any number found necessary to fully dry the warp which passesunder and over them in its back-and-forth movement through the chamber.The hot air may be supplied by a fan, pump, or in any other approvedmanner.

D and D are drawing-rollers, which maintain the speed and tension of thewarp as it passes through the chamber. These rollers are geared similarto rollers B and B, and are actuated by the main shaft through driver 2,belt 0, and pulley 11. r E and E are rollers, between which the driedyarn passes on its way to the receiving-box. Roller E is connected withrollerD by band C and pulleys 11 and 4.1, and is thus actuated by thesame mechanism which imparts motion to said roller D.

F is the oscillating folder, its movement being indicated by dottedlines. This folder is pivoted at its upper ends to pendent supports 14,and receives its motion from pulley 11 through connecting-rod 15, asshown in Fig. 1. The functionof this folder is to lay the dry sectionsof the warp in regular folds or layers in the boxes prepared to receivethem.

The advantages of my invention are, first, saving of time and money byaccomplishing in a single connected process what has hitherto requiredtwo distinct and separate operations to perform; second, thepreservation, in the fiber of the yarn, of its soft and elastic qualitythrough the hot-air process of drying; third, the retention of thepurity and brilliancy of the colors, which are liable to be injured ortarnished when brought into actual contact with heated surfaces.

\Vhat I claim as new and of my invention is 1. The combination, withmechanism for separating warp into its original sections after beingdyed, consisting of a driving-shaft, reel, comb, drawing-rollers, andmeans for operating the reel and drawing-rollers from said driv'ing-shaft, as shown and described, of a hot-air chamber having supplyand escape pipes for the admission and discharge of hot air, and

provided with a series of transverse rollers for conducting the warps toand fro through said chamber, rollers for drawing the warps forwardthrough the hot-air chamber, means for operating said rollers, anoscillating folder for laying the warp-sections in the receiving-box,and means for actuating said folder, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a drivingshaft, of reel 3, comb A,drawing-rollers B B, D D, and E E, oscillating folder F, rod 15, andmeans for operating said reel, drawing-rollers and rod from saiddriving-shaft, of a drying-chamber, H, having supply and escape pipes LM, and provided with a series of transverse rollers,l,for conducting thewarp-sections through said dryi rig-chamber, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM KERR.

\Vitnesses:

THOMAS B. SPROUL, G. W. BENNETT.

